Senior Benefits Risk and Compliance Manager, Benefits Experience & Technology (BXT)

The Benefits Experience and Technology Risk team (BXT Risk) is responsible for managing employee benefits risk activities in countries where we do business. As a member of the BXT Risk team the Senior Benefits Risk and Compliance Manager serves as the strategic architect of our benefits compliance ecosystem working with US benefits policy process and system owners to design administer and test the organizations US health and welfare employee benefit programs while evaluating these programs from a risk and compliance perspective.

This role combines comprehensive benefits compliance management with strategic risk oversight ensuring seamless compliant processes that empower our workforce and protect their most essential interests. The position includes analyzing statutory and regulatory US benefits requirements working with project teams to translate these into system or process requirements implementing and monitoring the effectiveness of controls designed to meet obligations and developing and leading remediation plans to mitigate risk.

Key job responsibilities
Consult with US Legal and Benefits/HR policy process and system owners to ensure that sound protocols are in place to mitigate the risks inherent in employee benefits programs and activities
Identify assess and monitor known and emerging risks; measure internal control effectiveness; and develop and own action items to remediate identified risk issues
Orchestrate comprehensive benefits compliance management ensuring adherence to federal state and local regulatory requirements
Conduct risk and control assessments determine state of compliance analyze overall risk exposure and draft reports detailing methodology results and remediation plans

About the team
The BXT Risk team is made up of lawyers risk specialists data security specialists automation experts and privacy specialists with global HR and benefits backgrounds. We are a dedicated collective committed to creating supportive comprehensive benefits solutions. We provide our benefits stakeholders guidance to help them identify and manage potential risks and improve their teams risk management strategies and compliance posture. The team proactively scans the horizon for new and emerging risks not yet fully developed or understood and performs inspections to identify compliance gaps and control weaknesses before they materialize into risk events. We provide end-to-end risk management oversight including risk identification risk assessments risk quantification compliance advisory services inspection services control design and testing compliance solutions risk monitoring and reporting issue management and risk training.
We cultivate an environment where every team member feels valued empowered and equipped to thrive both professionally and personally. Our work goes beyond benefits operations were building experiences that genuinely care for our employees.


- 5 years of strategic and operational medical program management in national employer health plans experience
- 5 years of U.S. benefits programs and benefits administration management experience
- Bachelors degree or above in Healthcare Business Human Resources or related field
- Can develop ad-hoc reporting to meet specific business needs
- Can communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
- Experience managing international health benefits

- Advanced degree or MBA
- Professional auditing qualification or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience with complex commercial/legal concepts and drafting ability to quickly read and interpret legal terminology and reasoning
- Experience working with large global teams
- Experience using English communication skills both written and verbal to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
- Experience in data analysis and extracting insights to make data-backed business decisions
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
- Deep knowledge of federal benefits regulations including ACA COBRA ERISA and HIPAA as well as state and local regulations including Massachusetts Vermont Hawaii and San Francisco

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 135100.00 - 182700.00 USD annually